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West Virginia 500
NASCAR Winston Cup/Grand American race
International Raceway Park, Ona, WV
August 8, 1971
500 laps on 0.4375 mile paved oval; 218.75 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1971 Plymouth
| 500
| 2,300
| running
| 279 |
| 2
| 1
| Bobby Allison
| 49
| Melvin Joseph
| 1970 Ford Mustang
| 498
| 1,500
| running
| 201 |
| 3
| 5
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| 1971 Ford
| 495
| 950
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 6
| Tiny Lund
| 55
| Ronnie Hopkins
| 1970 Chevrolet Camaro
| 493
| 750
| running
| 20 |
| 5
| 14
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 1969 Mercury
| 482
| 650
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 4
| Jim Paschal
| 14
| Cliff Stewart
| 1970 AMC Javelin
| 477
| 550
| engine
| 0 |
| 7
| 17
| Gary Myers
| 41
| Norris Reed
| 1970 Ford Mustang
| 474
| 500
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 25
| Walter Ballard
| 30
| Vic Ballard
| 1971 Ford
| 468
| 490
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 11
| Bill Champion
| 10
| Bill Champion
| 1970 Ford
| 468
| 480
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 26
| Jabe Thomas
| 25
| Don Robertson
| 1970 Plymouth
| 467
| 470
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 16
| Earl Brooks
| 26
| Earl Brooks
| 1969 Ford
| 459
| 460
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 28
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1969 Mercury
| 452
| 450
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 27
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1969 Ford
| 432
| 440
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 12
| David Boggs
| 86
| David Ray Boggs
| 1971 Pontiac Firebird
| 422
| 430
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 7
| Joe Dean Huss
| 33
| Jack Balmer
| 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
| 417
| 420
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 9
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1971 Pontiac Firebird
| 413
| 410
| engine
| 0 |
| 17
| 30
| Randy Hutchison
| 2
| Warren Prout
| 1971 Chevrolet Camaro
| 364
| 400
| accident
| 0 |
| 18
| 10
| Neil Castles
| 06
| Neil Castles
| 1970 Dodge
| 312
| 390
| engine
| 0 |
| 19
| 22
| Jim Vaughan
| 7
| Jimmy Vaughn
| 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
| 266
| 380
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 20
| 31
| John Sears
| 4
| John Sears
| 1969 Dodge
| 224
| 370
| ignition
| 0 |
| 21
| 34
| Gordon Birkett
| 50
| John Hodges
| 1969 Chevrolet
| 220
| 360
| accident
| 0 |
| 22
| 32
| Ed Negre
| 8
| Ed Negre
| 1969 Ford
| 214
| 350
| carburetor
| 0 |
| 23
| 15
| Wayne Andrews
| 15
| Reid Shaw
| 1971 Ford Mustang
| 206
| 340
| overheating
| 0 |
| 24
| 13
| Bill Seifert
| 45
| Bill Seifert
| 1969 Ford
| 187
| 330
| driver ill
| 0 |
| 25
| 3
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1971 Ford
| 141
| 320
| ignition
| 0 |
| 26
| 8
| Junior Spencer
| 11
| James Rupe
| 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
| 112
| 310
| ignition
| 0 |
| 27
| 23
| Charlie Glotzbach
| 3
| Richard Howard
| 1971 Chevrolet
| 100
| 300
| overheating
| 0 |
| 28
| 20
| Pee Wee Wentz
| 5
| Jerry Wentz
| 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
| 100
| 300
| engine
| 0 |
| 29
| 29
| Ray Williams
| 47
| Raymond Williams
| 1971 Ford
| 48
| 300
| overheating
| 0 |
| 30
| 19
| Al Straub
| 94
| Al Straub
| 1971 Ford Mustang
| 48
| 300
| overheating
| 0 |
| 31
| 33
| Frank Warren
| 79
| Frank Warren
| 1969 Dodge
| 47
| 300
| overheating
| 0 |
| 32
| 24
| Bill Shirey
| 74
| Bill Shirey
| 1969 Plymouth
| 31
| 300
| quit
| 0 |
| 33
| 18
| Henley Gray
| 19
| Henley Gray
| 1969 Ford
| 25
| 300
| suspension
| 0 |
| 34
| 21
| Paul Tyler
| 78
| Keith Christensen
| 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
| 11
| 300
| engine
| 0 |
| 35
| 35
| Jerry Churchill
| 73
| Jerry Churchill
| 1969 Ford
| 1
| 300
| quit
| 0 |
Notes: Richard Petty received credit for a victory in the Winston Cup division.
No victory was awarded in the Grand American division.
Time of race: 02:57:50
Average Speed: 73.805 MPH
Pole Speed: 18.721 seconds
5 cautions for 38 laps
Attendance: 10,000